Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30
HERE AND THERE.

This country has consumed 81 tons of |
quinine during the present year. And
yet even that great dose has not been |
able to keep the country from shaking
Boston Posi-.
The cartwheel dollar Is blessing after
all. The last express robbers left all the
bags Of silver Notwithstanding them
being evidently too much like work.
Omala World.
Tramp (interestedly) Easy job, oh ?"
WorkmRn-'E Easy job guess not l
have to work from dawn to dark !" Tramp
(soothingly sarcastic) -"Well, those are
light hours, aren't they a"-LOtceR Citizen.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says; "'Pro-
tection' got a new winter overcoat on
Tuesday, oil wool and yard wide, fast
oolors, homemade, and warranted to
wear" Well, Protection will need it, for
soon it is going to be very cold weather
for Protection. Boston Post.
Smith, who Is afflicted with sore
throat, has asked his friend Brown to ex-
anime it. Brown (peering down Smiths
throat ton which side is the sore spotI"
Smith (speaking with difficulty ION
the left side" Brown-"Coming up or
going down?"-T tgas Siftings.
A little girl who had not learned the
table for wine measure was much puzzled
by reading on the blackboard: If q
quart of wine costs 81, how much will
three hogsheads cost 7" Finally she
asked: Teacher, how many hogs will
there be II there's three heads2"--Altany
Argus.
The resuscitation Of the work In this
ancient town (Portsmouth) fills all hearts
with gladness, and inspired one of the
best paragraphs in the committees report
| at Nashua. And there Ia no tagging no
resting at the point reached. See notice
of an Apron Sale in another column.
| Christian LfGter.
4 Visitor-"What a magnificent copy of
In Fontainel" Bibliophile--"Go Gorgeous
binding, isn't it2" Done over in Paris by
some fellow or other. don't know his
name, but he is away up in his prices.
Do You remember, by the way, who was
In Fontnine? My wife was asking me
this morning, "-7Opa Topics.
Some Mexicans were canght robbing a
freight car on n siding of the Mexican
Central few days ago, and the station
agent telegraphed to head Quarters az to
how to proceed. The reply was, ''prose.
cute vigorously. He replied TO this
with, ''ean't do it in this case, as they
have been executed. but will do 80 In the
next. - Val Street Nesos.
AT the flood tide of popularity Court
officer ito Queen Victoria .-"Fhere's An
H4merican gent houtside as what wants Ii
see your maiesty.n The uueen--HIt's Mr.,
pheips. [ suppose. Tell him I've gone over
"a tI,a frowar 10 oaa N tba KoI;nooy io oll
rioi,t ,,no,,st a. .sI.,a 80 NJ, p,,aI,ea ~.
its Buffalo Bill, y The aueen-HOh. shoU
him in at once ,,--Nr,n Y,y,k Sam
Eirat D. ;tioto,, tsVt.,a,. .o,,,otl,;,,,
-. =, i.io soic. 5ll
ABOUT inns school ooara eisDtiol uoh
lke." second foiitlcian WHATS Tint Z
w n1s vo,ino Yon saa r tbnnnhtioss, ~
| at u =. y
pet u htN Will my wis oh ner cuhuiuhte
ana sDe won. I've Just discovered thai
the hat she picked out costs $3.50. I'll b.
more careful with my next hat bet. p
onldho WOrn'
An OVerzealous Student-Mrs- ID
Garmo--"I understand your son is quite
i'll at college, Mrs, Smythe 2'' Mrs
| s,lu.thl-t Yes Poor John The prasi
dent writes me that he entered into hi
work with too much ardor, and he hal
| broken down" Mrs. De Garmo--t'Wha
aeama 10 he tbe nature NJ hia trorbia >,
Mo snsatI,aNtsr1sa ,.,o1 III. ~, tha -;
s s mi Is,. Mas ~. oh 'mo h s
hioul gail, oeiioVe they oau IT,
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